Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

The Best Wrestling Film EVER Made...:

Vision Quest is a truly inspirational film. From it's captivating central character Louden Swain (Modine) right down to it's fantastic soundtrack (Red Rider, Journey). The film centers around a high school seniors' attempt to become the absolute best wrestler he can be by dropping 30 pounds to wrestle the undefeated state champion Brian Chute. Louden is nothing short of obsessed with making the weight and getting on the mat with Chute but that all changes when a homeless artist (Carla) enters his life.... more info

Vision Quest slams down the opposition:

This is an emotional movie about a boy destined to be a man. In this tearjerker, Matthew Modine turns in a wonderful performance, starring as Lodin Swaine, the high school wrestler struggling through the pressures of the wrestling life and also the perils of being a teenage boy. With a pending potential match against defending state champion, Shute. While cutting weight and training for the big match, Lodin meets an older girl named Carla, and falls in love. The movie ends with the climatic match...and... more info

"You ever hear of Pele?":

There are a lot of reasons to love this movie - It's a great coming of age tale, a solid 80's high school film - and all the reasons that other reviewers have already shared... but it stands out, in my opinion, for providing the most elegant argument for why we as a society love sports and athletes Towards the end of the movie one of the charachters gives a little pep talk about watching Pele play soccer... "and I tell you I started crying... yeah that's right I started cryin..."

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